Rick Linden - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Professor: Rick Linden

Department: Social Science

College: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

this professor overall was good. really sweet guy and really good at connecting concepts to examples to make the course easy to understand. however, for the tests, basically all of it is specific questions from the text and multiple choice questions are worth 2 points. very easy to get a bad mark on tests even after studying for hours.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Overall, Rick Linden has a lot of knowledge with the course material (he wrote the textbook for it), however his exams can be challenging to study for (multiple choice/essay based). The class itself was very interesting, and group discussions helped keep everyone engaged. He marks exams within 5-7 days, and answers emails promptly. Would recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Alright prof. Lectures are dry. 2 tests and a final but not cumulative, plus discussions groups. His multiple choice questions are worth 2 points each so super easy for your mark to plummet. Discussion groups were the best part of this class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class requires a decent amount of reading involving articles. Not all of them connect at times but most of them are interesting so not too bad to read. This prof is a pretty good one, I've taken a few classes with him before! Tests are pretty fairly graded and he definitely knows what he's talking about and adds in his own personal experience.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Linden is really knowledgable about criminology. He posts all his notes online so attending class isn't mandatory. I found his lectures to be somewhat boring, his exams are comprised of multiple choice and an essay question.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC2610
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Excellent Prof. Really knows what he's talking about and clearly loves what he does. Lots of reading with the extra assigned readings being either articles or chapters from other texts or books. Lectures are very interesting, although not really necessary as he posts his notes, with current examples of the topics being covered.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Best professor I've ever had. Makes lectures interesting by giving examples and talking about actual crimes and how they relate to concepts instead of just reading off a powerpoint. Tests are quite easy, all you have to do is pay attention in lectures and do all the required readings and then review your notes briefly before tests for at least an A

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC2610
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had this prof for a Criminology class, I didn't find attending lectures to be mandatory for this class, but you have to do a lot of textbook reading as well as articles. If you don't read, you won't do well in his class. He's very easygoing, nice to talk to during office hours and is understanding if you approach him with questions.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This course required a lot of reading for the tests. He kept it interesting by adding videos, and had a couple guest lecturers. Requires a lot of time outside of class. Not exactly a walk in the park. But he's incredible helpful if you need to ask questions - he's a total genius at what he does.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great guy but the course is harder. Be prepared to do a lot of reading, but I strongly suggest going to see him if you feel uneasy about your tests, he is great to deal with in person and is most helpful.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

By far the hardest course around. Avoid hands down, it's a really strange class. There are so many lengthy readings that you have no clue what to review ever... Really difficult marker and really hard course. Opposite of a GPA booster. Not even a class where hard work will save you.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The class was very interesting on the very first day! I'm ok with the teaching instruction of Prof. Linden! The mid-terms were alright but you have to read tons and only get to have one question per chapter plus the extra readings! Love the criminal stories at the start of class! Approachable and helpful when asked! Overall a great class and prof!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The guy is a genius, and quite interesting, but his tests require you to basically read several 15+ page articles only to be asked one question on per article

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

good prof, he tells good stories and the class is enjoyable. his marking scheme is tough however and it require you put in the work through the readings many of which are a bore. definitely not a gpa booster

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This prof is a terrible marker, he once gave me a mark in which he added up wrong, He marks hard and is unfair. He's a nice guy though, and his classes arent to bad. AVOID THIS PROF IF YOU CAN!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC3400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a Hard Marker and a hard professor. Nice guy though, class is interesting but at the end of the day it comes down to marks, avoid this prof if you can.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC3740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good prof overall. LOTS of reading! The 1st two tests were 11 chapters. Reading every chapter is a must, he will ask one question per chapter on the exams

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Well first off; an important thing you must do is--->READ THE TEXT BOOK.There is a lot of material in this class and he doesn't cover all text book. The reserved readings are long and boring however, the criminal stories he tells during class are pretty funny.He's a good guy, easy to approach, and emails you right away.Just be ready to study...

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a nice guy, but there is a TON of reading...there were probably 12 packages of reserve readings that you had to get from the library....and most of them were 20 pages at MINIMUM. Oh, and you have to really know the textbook well. The chapters are very long and he doesn't cover much in class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very difficult professor. He is an impossible grader, it is so hard to study for this course. Study + Go to class = fail. Lots of people didn't do well in his class. He's a very nice person and readily available if you need to see him on office hours, but that likely won't help you a whole lot. I don't recommend this if you aren't majoring in soc